getting setup efficiently (help please)

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ag843

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so i have been getting subpar results and i think i need to redesign my spaces. looking for some ideas/input/suggestions on a proper design. Here's what i have:

basement grow
coco medium
48 site cloner
8x10 flower room
4x8 tent for veg/moms
4x4 for clones/moms (not currently using)
4x600s air cooled no glass on right now. low tems (flower)
400w hps
1000w hps
4ft 8bulb t5
2ft 4 bulb t5
3 4ft floro's
8inch hyper can fan (in flower room at the moment
2 6inch cfms
4inch cfm
3 hydrofarm 6 or 8 inch can fans
dehum
roll ac
whole room humidifier
co2 setup though i dont use

.....and a bunch of other misc gear.
goal is to get max production obv. hoping for 3ish lbs per harvest or more if possible or a nice perpetual grow. ok....go
 
vostok

vostok

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The gear you have is ample

whats missing is the dimensions/ size this gear works in

and your qualifications to operate it

nail the latter or define subpar

will allow you to sleep with ease

good luck
 
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ag843

Active Member
vostok said:
The gear you have is ample

whats missing is the dimensions/ size this gear works in

and your qualifications to operate it

nail the latter or define subpar

will allow you to sleep with ease

good luck[/QUOTE
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Redesigning from scratch so open to suggestions
 
astronautrob

astronautrob

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ag843 said:
I have never used all of this at the same time. Hence why I'm here for design ideas to maximize yield the most efficiently
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That didn't answer the question though. I didn't ask if you used it all at one time, I asked how many grows you have completed with that setup. In other words, you must have harvested some plants, assessed that your yield wasn't high enough, and then came to ask for advice about how to get more efficiency out of your equipment. So my question is, how many plants (or how many grows) have you completed with the setup you posted in your original post? You would have had to complete at least one grow to make the assessment that you were getting "subpar" results
 
astronautrob

astronautrob

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Yea I don't really think it's design so much as it is experience. Your equipment is good, if you're looking for advice on setup I'd say it's pretty simple with the lights you have, throw however many HPS you can fit in the 8x10 flower room, or you could convert over some to MH or CMH to get a mix spectrum in flower, (1000w covers roughly 5x5ish area), and then use the t5's for your veg room, or you could also covert some HPS to MH or CMH for you veg room. Position fans for best air circulation and away you go. You should be growing pounds in no time
 
astronautrob

astronautrob

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I would definitely consider using the t5's for your small plants, any seedlings, clones, etc., and for your mothers. If you are going to use the MH in your veg I'd probably section off an area for the 400w you have so the plants that were coming from the t5 room (or clone/seedling room) would have a smooth transition in to your veg room. And then you fill out your veg room with another 600 MH's or CMH. Ok, so for the flower room I'd section off an area I had roughly a 4x4 area covered by HPS and MH, and then another area, roughly 4x4, that was straight HPS. My thinking would be start the plants out in the HPS/MH combo, get that early mix spectrum, and then finish them out in the HPS only area to make them think it's really getting to fall with that red spectrum. This is really lose I know but I felt like typing up a rough idea of what my ideal grow room look like with your specs. As anyone will say though experience is key and always keep reading to gain more knowledge of course
 
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